Will the parents played by Heike Makatsch and Axel Stein find Wanda again?
“Dear Child”, “Kleo”, “The Discounters” or, a little less well known, “Pauline” and “One Billion Dollars”: International Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have in recent years German seriesso-called “originals”, presented. Also the streaming service Apple TV+, which only started in 2019, has now followed suit and is presenting the dark comedy series “Where’s Wanda?” his first German original series. Is streaming worth it?
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That's what “Where” is about’s Wanda?”
Has been for months Teenage girl Wanda (Lea Drinda, 23) disappeared without a trace. In a very typical way in many ways small German town put Wandas Parents As a result, Carlotta (Heike Makatsch, 53) and Dedo Klatt (Axel Stein, 42) do everything they can 17 year old to be found again.
At first clumsily, then becoming more and more sophisticated, they begin to bug the neighborhood and monitor it with the help of cameras that are barely visible. The worried parents, supported by their nerdy, technology-loving son Ole (Leo Simon), come across numerous dark secrets of their fellow citizens. But will they also manage to track down their missing daughter?
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German large-scale production
The renowned streaming service Apple TV+ primarily shows self-produced, high-quality series and films. The high quality of productions such as “Ted Lasso”, “The Morning Show” or “Silo” is now also maintained by the first German Apple original “Where’s Wanda?”
The series creators Oliver Lansley (creator, 43) as well as Christian Ditter (47), Tobi Baumann (50) and Facundo Scalerandi (all directors, 38) effortlessly manage to create the tranquil town of Sundersheim before the eyes of the audience. With a noticeably high production budget, a mixture of German cosiness and US suburban series such as “Desperate Housewives” or “Little Fires Everywhere” is created here.
It is worn “Where’s Wanda?” especially from formidable ensemble of actors around the main actors Makatsch and Stein as well numerous in smaller and larger ones Supporting roles to be seen, familiar faces such as Devid Striesow (51), Kostja Ullmann (40), Palina Rojinski (39) or the young actress Harriet Herbig-Matten (21), who has just become known for her leading role in the teen series “Maxton Hall”.
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Is it worth it “Where’s Wanda?”?
“Where’s Wanda?” tells one of those stories in which completely normal people are faced with great challenges and ultimately outgrow themselves to a certain extent. The not particularly tech-savvy Dedo and Carlotta gradually transform into spies in their neighborhood, and In addition to some of the illegal activities of their fellow citizens, they also discover a lot of bizarre things.
One of the highlights in the first episodes of the series is Rüdiger, played by ex-“Tatort” detective Devid Striesow. The series brother of main character Carlotta is probably reminiscent of “Tiger King” with his peroxide blonde hair, leather vest and extremely tasteless home furnishings “-Star Joe Exotic (61).
Some viewers may only be bothered by the tone of the new Apple series. Because “Where’s Wanda?” mixes the quite serious story of a missing girl, which can be seen in so many crime novels, with sometimes crude slapstick humor.